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Thursday, October 6, 2016

Savory Spinach And Shitake Mushroom Oatmeal

On school days I have the breakfast around 6.30 am with the boys and hubby. Usually its just toast and coffee. Then its off to school for little guy, hubby heads off to work and then its study hour for little one and me before he sets out for preschool at 10.Once little one is in school and by the time I reach home, a good 10 minute walk from his school, I am hungry and this quick meal ( trust me on this , its actually quite easy) , turned out to be a healthy and filling little bowl for me to enjoy my " me time" ,before I start on prepping lunch. I love dried Shitake mushrooms, although fresh button mushrooms also go well in this.
I used Kelloggs Oats, which is a kind of quick cooking kind, which takes just 5 minutes to cook. The mushrooms need only 10 minutes to soak in hot water , sometimes I use fresh spinach if I have any or its usually thawed cube of frozen spinach.
Give it a go and let me know what you think.

Heat some water in your kettle and then pour it over the mushrooms ( place the mushrooms in a bowl) and let them soak for 10 minutes. Once the mushrooms plump up and soften , drain the water. Cut off the woody stems and slice into slices.

In a small sauce pan, add the oats and water with a pinch of salt and bring to boil and let it cook over a medium heat. you might need a little more water, maybe another 1/4 cup.

While the oats cook, prepare the mushrooms. In a small frying pan , heat the oil with the garlic. Dont let the garlic burn. Once the garlic starts to sizzle and release their aroma, add the mushrooms and saute' for a few minutes, and a tablespoon of water , cover and cook for 1-2 minutes. Then remove the lid, add the spinach , soy sauce , chillies and a little pepper. Have a taste add salt if needed.

Spoon the oats into a bowl, top with the mushroom mix and enjoy. Hope you like it!